In Search of Land and Housing in the New South Africa: The Case of Ethembalethu Volume 130

by Dave Degroot, Michael Kihato, Ntombini Marrengane, et al.

This study outlines the difficulties poor communities face in accessing peri-urban land in South Africa that could have implications and lessons for similar communities in other countries facing spatial segregation issues. 'In Search of Land and Housing in the New South Africa' focused on one community, composed largely of laid-off farm workers that wanted to buy their own farm in a peri-urban area west of Johannesburg. Their dream was to establish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821373730
• ISBN13: 9780821373736
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.2" x 9.9"